Product Leader – Days
Days: Monday to Thursday 7-3.30 (2.30 finish on Friday)
Manage the day-to-day running of production process area assigned to ensure on-time delivery of product in line with agreed cost and quality parameters.
- Responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of a product unit (35 – 45 processors and 2 Team Leaders) to ensure delivery of product in line with agreed TAT and quality levels.
- Responsible for the team budget and contributing to achievement of the overall production financial budget.
- Management of the production team to ensure achievement of key indices that include Customer deliveries, labour efficiency, scrap, overtime, absenteeism in line with agreed targets.
- Recruitment and development of team personnel
- Setting and achieving key performance metrics for the team.
- Manage communications within their production area to ensure all personnel are fully aware of company goals and performance.
- Develop good communications, which lead to team participation with other functions in the organization.
- Provide performance measurement and feedback to production team.
- Develop and manage the production personnel to ensure sufficient skilled labour is in place to meet Production requirements.
- Adhere to all company standards, policies, and procedures including health and safety requirements.
- Develop a climate of employee participation within production.
- Provide leadership and encourage team members taking responsibility.
- Provide the necessary support in the training and development of production operators.
- Work with Engineering and quality on the identification & implementation of improvement programs.
- Facilitate all approved initiatives from other teams which impact on the jobholder’s team.
- Ensure partner functions are aware of production requirements in relation to preventative maintenance, new process equipment, personnel, etc, and ag ree planned delivery to meet goals.
- Driving continuous improvement activities within the area.
- Ensure cell is clean and well organized
Person Specification
- Experience leading a team within a production environment.
- Demonstrated planning ability.
- Ability to work closely with engineering, customer services and other functional departments.
- Knowledge of Lean manufacturing would be an advantage.
- Ability to manage personnel and complex activities.
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and barriers.
- Diplomacy and negotiating ability.
- Certificate, Diploma or degree in Engineering/Business related subject desirable.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Proven strong Team leading ability as well as a major contributor to projects and programs.
- Proven ability to drive continuous improvement through a team using leadership and motivational tools
Education
- Certificate / Diploma / Degree desirable
Benefits
- Bonus up to 15% of Product Leader’s base salary
- Health insurance (Company contributes 100% of Vhi for the employee, his/her spouse and his/her children up until the age of 18 – VHI Adult PMI 53-10, kids One Plus plan)
- Life Assurance (3x salary or 8x salary if have children)
- Pension from start date
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- If individual contributes 7%, company contribute 7%
- If individual contributes 8.5%, company contribute 7-10.5%
- Cycle to work
- Onsite canteen
- Onsite gym
- Onsite parking
- Educational Assistance Programme (after 12 months of service)
- 22 days of annual leave for 2026, pro-rated from the employee’s start date
